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Several countries in Eastern Europe and Eurasia have a markedly high abortion rate and low prevalence of modern family planning (FP) methods. Explanations for the extensive use of abortion and low use of modern methods in the region cover a broad range…

The set of cue cards is designed to help a range of community- and facility-based providers to counsel adolescents and young people on their contraceptive options. The cue cards address: combined oral contraceptives, progestin-only pills, emergency…

The set of cue cards is designed to help a range of community- and facility-based providers to counsel adolescents and young people on their contraceptive options. The cue cards address: combined oral contraceptives, progestin-only pills, emergency…

Uttar Pradesh is India’s most populous state and has one of the lowest rates of family planning use in all of India: Only 29% of married women in Uttar Pradesh currently use a modern method of family planning, well below the national average of 49%.…

While the Bangladesh family planning program has become one of the most successful such programs in the world, clients still often may be denied access to the contraceptive of their choice as a result of policy barriers and medical eligibility criteria…

This report describes the results of a noncomparative prospective 12-month observational study that was conducted at 10 study sites in Bangladesh. The aim was to assess the acceptability and effectiveness of Sino-implant (II) among 595 women who had the…

Interest in long-acting family planning methods (particularly in hormonal implants) among Bangladeshi women has risen in recent years. National service statistics indicate that over the past five years, an average of about 11,000 women adopted the…